Category: Sport

Johannesburg – Just as he was generating a modicum of his final form, and setting tongues-a-wagging about his performances, it has been confirmed that Gianni Lombard will play no further part this season after sustaining a long-term injury. The Lions released the news on Monday, revealing that the dynamic 22-year-old had ruptured his right ACL […]

Johannesburg – It appears that the Mamelodi Sundowns coaching trio of Manqoba Mngqithi, Rulani Baloyi and Steve Komphela have embraced their collective nickname mischievously titled to them from the fans of “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego”. Fans trolled the three coaches on social media after they lost their first match in charge to Bloemfontein Celtic in […]

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said his team’s defending in the first half of Wednesday’s 2-1 Uefa Champions League defeat by Istanbul Basaksehir was “unforgivable”. United went behind after 12 minutes in Turkey when Edin Visca’s pass found Demba Ba in space at the halfway line and the striker ran forward before finishing past […]

Johannesburg – Orlando Pirates’ assistant coach Fadlu Davids will have his job cut out for him this evening when he takes charge of the dugout against a defiant Bloemfontein Celtic side in the DStv Premiership. Pirates’ head coach Josef Zinnbauer is on compassionate leave back home in Germany after his son Fabio was involved in […]

Johannesburg – Bulls director of coaching Jake White has challenged younger players in the Loftus dressing room to learn as much and as quickly as possible from veteran fly half Morne Steyn. The 36-year-old former Springbok pivot Steyn rolled back the years with a near flawless display with ball-in-hand and with the boot during the […]

Bayern Munich President Herbet Hainer said the club have withdrawn their offer of a five-year contract for defender David Alaba after the Austria international’s representative rejected their latest proposal. The 28-year-old, who has been at Bayern since 2008, sees his current deal run out in 2021. Contract talks have dragged on for months, reportedly due […]

Johannesburg – Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt has played down any advantage he might have from intimately knowing seven Orlando Pirates players after having been in charge of them at former club Bidvest Wits, even if he knows “where they live”. Pirates are Chiefs’ Soweto derby MTN8 semi-final first leg opponents on Saturday at Orlando […]

Johannesburg – Pakistan take a further step out of the wilderness as international cricket hosts when they welcome Zimbabwe for their first ODI in a year on Friday, with England and South Africa both lining up tours. The three 0ne-day internationals, when Babar Azam will debut as ODI captain, are also Pakistan’s first in the […]

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is confident his team would find the consistency they need after their 3-0 victory at Olympique de Marseille in the Champions League on Tuesday. City took control of Group C with six points from two games, leading Porto and Olympiakos by three points while OM are bottom of the table […]

Sydney – Lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto on Tuesday dismissed suggestions the Wallabies were intimidated by the All Blacks’ confrontational style, saying they would laugh off such antics in the third Bledisloe Cup Test in Sydney this weekend. The New Zealand forwards, particularly hooker Dane Coles, displayed plenty of niggle in their 27-7 win in Auckland, leading […]